House districts / California
California's 52nd congressional district
CA-52. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Juan C. Vargas Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $836kSpent $609k · Cash $318k
- Jeffery Belle Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $27kSpent $26k · Cash $82
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate).
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 58.0% | Trump 39.4% | 2.7% | D+18.6 | D+21.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 65.6% | Trump 32.3% | 2.1% | D+33.2 | D+36.9 |
| 2016 | Clinton 68.3% | Trump 26.4% | 5.3% | D+42.0 | D+46.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 761,247 | |
| Adults (18+) | 580,170 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 84.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 22.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 29.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 31.0% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 17.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 15.5% | 57.8% |
| Black | 6.8% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 60.4% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 12.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.4% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 25.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $87,738 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 53 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Juan Vargas Democrat | 66.3% | Justin Lee Republican | 33.7% | D+32.6 |
| 2022 | Juan Vargas Democrat | 66.7% | Tyler Geffeney Republican | 33.3% | D+33.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Scott H. Peters Democrat | 61.6% | Jim DeBello Republican | 38.4% | D+23.2 |
| 2018 | Scott H. Peters Democrat | 63.9% | Omar Qudrat Republican | 36.1% | D+27.7 |
| 2016 | Scott H. Peters Democrat | 56.5% | Denise Gitsham Republican | 43.5% | D+13.1 |
| 2014 | Scott H. Peters Democrat | 51.6% | Carl DeMaio Republican | 48.4% | D+3.2 |
| 2012 | Scott Peters Democrat | 51.2% | Brian P. Bilbray Republican | 48.8% | D+2.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 63.1% | Ray Lutz Democrat others 4.8% | 32.1% | R+31.0 |
| 2008 | Duncan D. Hunter Republican | 56.4% | Mike Lumpkin Democrat others 4.7% | 39.0% | R+17.4 |
| 2006 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 64.6% | John Rinaldi Democrat others 3.4% | 32.0% | R+32.7 |
| 2004 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 69.2% | Brian S. Keliher Democrat others 3.2% | 27.6% | R+41.6 |
| 2002 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 70.2% | Peter Moore-Kochlacs Democrat others 4.1% | 25.8% | R+44.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 64.7% | Craig Barkacs Democrat others 4.0% | 31.3% | R+33.4 |
| 1998 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 75.7% | Lynn Badler Libertarian others 10.0% | 14.3% | R+61.4 |
| 1996 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 65.5% | Darity Wesley Democrat others 4.8% | 29.8% | R+35.7 |
| 1994 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 64.0% | Janet M. Gatil Democrat others 5.0% | 31.1% | R+32.9 |
| 1992 | Duncan Hunter Republican | 52.9% | Janet M. Gastil Democrat others 5.9% | 41.2% | R+11.7 |
| CA-52 did not exist before 1992: California had 43 districts in 1976-1980 and 45 in 1982-1990. | |||||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in CA-52 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits